[ad#review982-top]It really doesn’t seem that long ago that setting up a watercooled system involved going to the local auto parts store to purchase a Chevette heater core, then to a pet store specializing in very large aquariums to get a pump, etc, etc. Liquid cooling was something reserved for the ubergeek, definitely not something for the timid or squeamish.

Today it is pretty simple. A small handful of companies began designing liquid cooling-specific hardware nearly a decade ago. That number has grown over the years, and today there are many companies producing the complete range of liquid cooling parts and accessories, complete kits, in-case kits, and liquid cooled cases. You can watercool your CPU for as little as $100, but you’ll spend much more than that if you want some real watercooling goodness, attaining those overclock load temps that air-cooled guys just dream of.

Chances are that you haven’t heard of Ikonik Technology. A number of professionals left one of the largest hardware companies in the world, and in February 2008 announced the formation of Ikonik. Starting out already having years of R&D, manufacturing and production management, and sales and marketing experience with a very successful company helped a lot. These guys aren’t a bunch of noobs blundering out into the IT market, they already know the industry, markets, products, and their competition. They presented their first products at Computex last June, including the Ra X10 case. They started winning awards there, and haven’t turned back.

Today I will be looking at the Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid Cooled case, an aluminum full tower with a liquid cooling system installed. Besides having a very extensive liquid system, the case is probably the most ventilated PC chassis I have ever seen. And that’s not all, there are other innovations too. Read on to find out about the Ikonik Ra X10 Liquid!